Nimble Storage files for an IPO, wants to raise up to $150 million

Nimble Storage of San Jose wants to go public on the New York Stock Exchange and indicated as much in a registration filing with Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). The 5-year-old company, which makes flash-based storage systems and competes with the likes of EMC and NetApp, wants for raise up to $150 million and will likely trade under the symbol, NMBL. No further details on how many shares it hopes to see become available. It has raised about $40 million from Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.